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at least it rhymes

January 10, 2012

One of the roles of motherhood that doesn’t seem to be well defined in parenting books is that of censor. I guess I expected with three boys I would be a referee and frequently blow the whistle on physical fouls. It is the frequency in which I have to enforce the code of conduct for [...]

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soap?

October 18, 2011

I have a room in my house that you will not see if you come over. Believe me, it is just better that way. It is the bathroom off the kitchen that happens to be strategically located next to the garage. It is a very convenient location which might account for its troubles. It is [...]

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the joke is on me

August 11, 2011

Part one of this story is about the joke. If you are not familiar with the joke about the duck that walks into a bar and asks for grapes, you might want to brush up on it before proceeding with this VERY complicated *cough* story. Once we unloaded from the car, I asked Rhett if [...]

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the joke

August 6, 2011

This story unfolded yesterday on the way home from my in-laws. I took the boys down for a visit and we spent a fun afternoon swimming. Traffic on our return trip was extremely slow due to an accident and the boys got into deep discussion. I sat in the driver’s seat wishing I had the [...]

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i don’t believe in ponies

July 20, 2011

I have mentioned before that skepticism runs high in my offspring. The No Santa debate is so heated that I have ruled that it is limited to holiday time…and not the holiday as defined by Hobby Lobby which has probably already devoted 1/3rd of their store square footage to Christmas in July. They also don’t [...]

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i know a boy

July 7, 2011

I can just sit and watch Rhett(5) talk for hours. And he will. He has a lyrical tone that mixes with mid-word giggles and a precious mispronunciation of r’s. When he is telling a story, you can see brain cogs moving and a realization wash over his face that he is funny. He cracks himself [...]

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the shopping trip

April 11, 2011

My older boys are anti-clothing. Not really in the I want to go naked way, but more in the I have worn this pair of pants and shirt for a year now and I like the way it feels don’t make me change it way. It is similar to the hair cutting battle I regularly [...]

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color story

January 19, 2011

boy slides down hill in favorite color coat

There is no way in the world you could get me to choose just one color as my favorite. I love them all. Colors have feelings too. I tend to decorate with the warmer tones. Yellow, Orange and Red are neutral colors in my house. You could pick up a red accessory and place it [...]

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online security breach

January 7, 2011

Over the last year, the boys have been asking more and more to borrow my computer. Rhett wants to “print something out on Lego.com”. Reid wants to play one of the games on Lego.com. Ryan wants to go to eBay to see the prices of rare Lego sets. Do you sense a pattern here? It [...]

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mom vs. candy

January 4, 2011

My kids want more candy. What? Yep, the kids believe they are under-candied. I prefer them un-sugared up. This is where the problem arises. My goal of a peaceful home and their goal of gumdrops and lollipops collide in one word…NO. It is cruel and unusual to live here. I try to keep home candy-intake [...]

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fear of paradise

December 21, 2010

We are staying home for Christmas. It is always that way since blog-Stedman doesn’t usually get the day off let alone the weekend. We make it work. We have been looking casually at places we could visit in the spring after the boys get out of school… Florida. Hawaii. Lake Tahoe. It has been a [...]

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